Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposal to cut state funds by more than 10 percent for hospitals serving Medicaid patients could cost Northeast Georgia Health System more than $5 million, according to a source with the hospital.

If a budget scenario that slashes nearly $59 million in state funding from the University of Georgia becomes reality, half of Georgia's 158 county extension offices will go dark and 4-H programs across the state will completely disappear.